Counterattack of the Cannon Fodder Chambermaid

Untitled Part 109

She grew hungrier the more she thought about it, and thought more about it the hungrier she grew. As her thoughts ran wild, Xiao Hua's tears started flowing.

As the birth approached, the pressure on her was very big. She wasn't a fool, and was naturally able to tell Nana He and the others were worried.

She just didn't want to let them know she realized, and pretended not to understand. She ate when she could, drank when she could and exercised when she had to.

She didn't slack off, didn't cut corners....but sometimes she felt it was very difficult....

She was suddenly embraced, "What's wrong?"

Ever since Xiao Hua had gotten pregnant, a lamp would be left on inside the room. The Jing Prince was woken up by the faint sound of weeping, and saw the person by his side crying by herself.

"I'm hungry."

The Jing Prince heard this and released his hand to lift the curtains, but was pulled back.

"I can't eat."

As these words came out, her heart soured and more tears flowed out. The Jing Prince didn't insist on calling for people, turning around and silently embracing her.

They both understood why she couldn't eat.

The Jing Prince understood as well.

Because he had clarified the situation early on, he understood her suffering. He knew about everything. Watching her pitiful appearance, the Jing Prince felt his heart ache as though someone was ruthlessly crushing it.

"There, there. It'll be over soon."

"En."

After struggling for another while, Xiao Hua no longer felt as unbearably hungry.

"Highness, hurry and sleep. It's all my fault."

Although she said this, after Xiao Hua had fallen asleep, the Jing Prince remained awake. The next day, when Nana He's appointed time arrived, breakfast was already placed in front of Xiao Hua who had just gotten up.

Maybe "mommy brain" was a thing. Seeing the piping hot, seemingly delicious breakfast, Xiao Hua's face instantly lit up.

"Ding Xiang, you've truly, deeply grasped my heart."

Ding Xiang laughed on the side: "Madam, this wasn't arranged by this servant. His highness had arranged it bright and early."

Xiao Hua's astonished gaze landed on the Jing Prince's unperturbed face. His face seemed to have a rare hint of red on it.

She half lowered her head and pretended to busy herself with eating but her eyes were tearing up.

***

Once Xiao Hua's pregnancy entered the ninth month, everything had been arranged ahead of time.

Apart from Matron Xu, Eunuch Fu had found two more midwives for the delivery. A wet nurse had also been found. All that was left was for the babies to be born and brought into the estate. The delivery room was also being set up.

The western pavilion's eastern wing had been converted to a delivery room. Everything was of the highest quality.

After it was all set up, Matron Xu mentioned some other things that were required. Eunuch Fu asked in detail, and after some discussion they switched the bed in the delivery room.

The Grand Xi Dynasty mostly used framed beds or palanquin beds. This new bed was much lower, and was surrounded by what looked like a stage. It wasn't like a palanquin bed which was enclosed and had a door. The area around the bed was wide open. The bed was surrounded by a set of thick curtains, and several uneven beams were suspended above it.

When Nana He saw this, her expression was filled with doubt.

"What is this?"

She touched the wooden poles suspended above the bed and the various cotton ropes tied to them. The height was uneven. Some could be grabbed when standing up. Others were much lower.

Matron Xu smiled meaningfully, "Madam needs these things for her birth."

"These things are used in giving birth?"

"What, haven't seen it before? At that time you can broaden your experience."

Nana He couldn't help but laugh and say: "Sure."

Matron Xu looked at her in surprise. This old lady was always very opinionated. All her suggestions had been refused one by one. She was clearly supposed to be in charge of the delivery, but had to listen to this old lady from the kitchen. Unexpectedly, things went very smoothly this time.

However, Matron Xu also understood Nana He's background. A nana who had come from the palace, and had served the Jing Prince since he was young. She was quite respected within the estate, so she wouldn't normally be at odds with her.

While she did sometimes feel indignant, Matron Xu still knew who couldn't be offended.

How could Nana He not understand this old lady Xu's thoughts? She said: "As long as it's beneficial for madam's birth, I would never oppose it. In the past I only opposed your ideas that were not suitable for a prince's estate. I believe in your abilities. Therefore, we will be relying on you when the time comes."

Hearing this, Matron Xu immediately smiled, "That's a given."

Seeing that Nana He recognized that she was skilled, the little bit of conflict towards her was put to the back of her mind. The two of them examined the room's various things as they discussed what else would be needed.

Nana He secretly thought that this old woman's heart was too shallow. She had been convinced with the smallest compliment. But the only thing Nana He cared about was that madam gave birth smoothly. They had done all they could, and madam had done all she should. They could only hope for the best.

As the date approached, the entire western pavilion was nervous. Even the Jing Prince rarely busied himself with official affairs these days. He spent most of his time accompanying Xiao Hua in the western pavilion.

"Highness, you really don't have to worry about me. I have Nana He and the rest here to accompany me."

"It's fine. There's no work recently."

"Really?"

The Jing Prince nodded his head. There truly wasn't any work, because he had delegated everything to his subordinates. The estate's affairs had been handed to Eunuch Chang and Mister Huang. The external affairs were allocated to the various departments.

Actually, they weren't the only ones who were worried. He was actually pretty worried as well. Especially since twins were not easy to deliver....

He stroked her hair with one hand as he clenched his other hand tightly into a fist.